Theres a knot in my stomach Its been there so long I barely notice it Till Im alone All my friends tell me Though it cant be true That knot in my stomach Is there cause of you Id like to believe It was something I ate In Dallas in 1978 Raw oysters raw oysters And a barbecue plate Now the doctor wont tell me The right pill to take He said if you never knew love Well I might be wrong But if you had true love And its come and gone Its takes your heart But it leaves something too That knot in your stomach Is what it left you You can take it from me son Cause Ive got one too Well my hands wont quit shaking Theres a twitch in my eye Every few days some new symptom arrives Except for these few things my body wont do Im fairly certain that Im over you Friends if you never knew love Turn off this song But if you've had true love And its come and gone Id have to say theres a good chance that you Got a knot in your stomach to look forward to Theres a knot in my stomach Its been there so long I barely notice it Till Im alone